Hey Matt,Welcome to the best online resource for real estate investing that you will ever come across!

So I did as much research as i could online and found that all the cheap properties were in pretty rough neighborhoods and the local economy did not seem to support flipping in any significant volume.I then looked into Memphis TN, again all properties under 40k were in rough neighborhoods.I'm now leaning towards San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, or HoustonThe only problem with them is finding a house under 40k for us to live in, I did find a few Manufactured homes in the country close to Dallas and some a little over a hour north of Houston, I would be fine living in one of the manufactured homes close to Dallas for quite some time, my only issue is tying up most of my free cash in a house that i cannot refi to free up the cash again.Thanks for taking the time to read my rather long post and i look forward to hearing your suggestions!

I'll bet fewer than 25% keep the business.

If you need help finding the relatives Lexis Nexis is the best bet but it is really expensive.

I pride myself on offering the best customer service and knowledge to my clients and I feel as if this could be a great resource for me to learn more about the investing side.My business model is to accumulate multi-family residences in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties and manage them myself until I find that hiring a property manager as leverage is my best bet.

They do all of the online advertising on the major sites.

What I usuall do is go on line and request a listing of recently sold homes in the zip code I'm interested in from Zillow and Trulia this usually gives me an idea.

Then go to the State of Michigan online property tax calculator at https://treas-secure.state.mi.us/ptestimator/ptestimator.asp and input the SEV, county, city and school district.

THe best bet, is to get an attorney, and offer CASH FOR KEYS!

If not, a bad solenoid/pump would be my next bet.